Seen and heard on the Chicago Transit Authority

Top Tattler Tales of 2008: August - more car-sharing sites, and crazy Tattler tales

August was a relatively slow month for CTA news, but I did post more than the usual crazy commuting stories.

The month started with news that the CTA was expanding the number of sites where riders can access I-GO and Zipcar vehicles. Then Mayor Daley told us "we have a lot to learn" before hosting the 2016 Olympics after he rode a subway in Beijing.

I mostly ride the CTA rails, but I was visiting my Mom in the hospital in August when I truly discovered the beauty of CTA's Bus Tracker. Lovely.

Comments

In regards to the photo of the drummers in the tunnel between State & Dearborn, why won't the CTA & the cops kick them out of there?
The tunnel is narrow enough & these clowns are blocking over half of its width!

Do you mean I should tell the CTA & the cops or should I get into a fight with these guys?
Any fool can tell they're blocking it & could cause someone to get hurt.
Since we've been told repeatedly that someone from the CTA reads this blog, I would hope they saw this & will remove these people blocking the tunnel.
There used to be a couple of bums that did this begging for money a number of years ago & finally they were removed because they blocked the tunnel.